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Here comes summer — and Music Worcester with slate of indoor and outdoor concerts Richard Duckett Worcester Magazine USA TODAY NETWORK
This would normally be the time year when Music Worces ter Inc. could be expected to be soon announce its new season, starting in October. But the world has changed, and “The world is very diff erent for Music Worcester these days, too,” said executive direc tor Adrien C. Finlay. An announcement is indeed being made, but this year it’s about the brand new “Sum mer@MW,” a summer series of indoor and outdoor concerts presented by Music Worcester. The news is just as good for music lovers as the announce ment of a fall to spring season would be. For Music Worcester it means that after a season consisting entirely of virtual programing, live performances are back. Summer@MW will get un derway 6 p.m. July 8 with the Brubeck Brothers Quartet (with Chris and Dan Brubeck, two sons of the late jazz legend Dave Brubeck) at the Riley Pappas Pavilion in Auburn (free; bring lawn chairs, blan kets). Also in the lineup is the jazz ensemble The Hot Sardines 6 p.m. July 22 at Indian Ranch in Webster ($35+); the gospel group Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Zamar at 6 p.m. July 25 at The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Perform ing Arts in Worcester ($35+); and The Women’s Ensemble of The Worcester Chorus — “An Evening of Broadway” — at 6 p.m. Aug 5 also at RileyPappas Pavilion in Auburn (free; bring
The gospel group Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Zamar will perform for Music Worcester at 6 p.m. July 25 at The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts in Worcester PROMOTIONAL IMAGE
lawn chairs, blankets). In September, a Concert Truck series of a husband and wife piano duo will tour, with exact dates and venues still be ing fi nalized. There is also ex pected to be at least one more concert in the series in August, Finlay said. “We do believe going for ward Music Worcester is a yearround performing arts presenter,” Finlay said. A traditional Music Worces ter season usually began in Oc tober and concluded in April/ May after about 16 or 17 con certs with a breadth of off er ings that might well have in cluded large classical orchestras, chamber music, The Hot Sardines will perform for Music Worcester at 6 p.m. July 22 at Indian Ranch in Webster. See CONCERTS, Page 16
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